Slope

Life expectancy by income group since 2000

Observed

Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024: largest move Low income, 53.57 years to 65.24 years (up); smallest High income, 76.04 years to 80.39 years (up).

As of: 2024
Geography: World
Ingested: 2026-09-07 05:31 UTC

Observed series

Life expectancy by income group since 2000

Observed

World: 25 points, 2000 to 2024; High income: 25 points, 2000 to 2024; Upper middle income: 25 points, 2000 to 2024; Lower middle income: 25 points, 2000 to 2024; Low income: 25 points, 2000 to 2024

Data table (25 rows, 5 series)

Life expectancy by income group since 2000. Slope chart of World (years), High income (years), Upper middle income (years), Lower middle income (years), Low income (years), 2000 to 2024. Life expectancy at birth, 2000 to 2024: largest move Low income, 53.57 years to 65.24 years (up); smallest High income, 76.04 years to 80.39 years (up). Data table below.
Period	World (years)	High income (years)	Upper middle income (years)	Lower middle income (years)	Low income (years)	Observation ids
2024	73.4818	80.3939	76.0451	69.5243	65.2368	70501, 68486, 70436, 69331, 69266
2023	73.3302	80.1497	75.918	69.3282	65.0357	70502, 68487, 70437, 69332, 69267
2022	72.969	79.4269	75.7285	69.0302	64.0825	70503, 68488, 70438, 69333, 69268
2021	71.2161	78.7982	74.4181	66.0071	62.9162	70504, 68489, 70439, 69334, 69269
2020	72.1832	79.2041	75.0593	67.6211	63.3985	70505, 68490, 70440, 69335, 69270
2019	72.8699	80.1993	75.7442	68.2363	63.3424	70506, 68491, 70441, 69336, 69271
2018	72.6442	79.966	75.5512	67.9414	62.8811	70507, 68492, 70442, 69337, 69272
2017	72.3663	79.8536	75.2402	67.6239	62.1652	70508, 68493, 70443, 69338, 69273
2016	72.1858	79.7243	75.0907	67.3085	61.9153	70509, 68494, 70444, 69339, 69274
2015	71.9656	79.5243	74.9348	66.9713	61.4774	70510, 68495, 70445, 69340, 69275
2014	71.7764	79.5654	74.6952	66.6478	61.2355	70511, 68496, 70446, 69341, 69276
2013	71.5335	79.3127	74.4567	66.2888	61.1279	70512, 68497, 70447, 69342, 69277
2012	71.2646	79.0753	74.2135	65.9312	60.6453	70513, 68498, 70448, 69343, 69278
2011	70.9688	78.9211	73.9081	65.5448	60.0234	70514, 68499, 70449, 69344, 69279
2010	70.6826	78.5957	73.6577	65.0881	59.9228	70515, 68500, 70450, 69345, 69280
2009	70.3803	78.405	73.3133	64.7622	59.1373	70516, 68501, 70451, 69346, 69281
2008	70.0043	78.0528	72.9551	64.2324	58.8124	70517, 68502, 70452, 69347, 69282
2007	69.805	77.8631	72.7824	63.9765	58.1968	70518, 68503, 70453, 69348, 69283
2006	69.469	77.5423	72.4526	63.5808	57.5164	70519, 68504, 70454, 69349, 69284
2005	69.1114	77.1097	72.201	63.1102	56.7099	70520, 68505, 70455, 69350, 69285
2004	68.7711	76.9899	71.6981	62.7588	56.1525	70521, 68506, 70456, 69351, 69286
2003	68.5158	76.5483	71.5891	62.3569	55.6468	70522, 68507, 70457, 69352, 69287
2002	68.2314	76.4394	71.3497	61.9268	54.5884	70523, 68508, 70458, 69353, 69288
2001	67.9452	76.3147	71.0575	61.4468	54.0978	70524, 68509, 70459, 69354, 69289
2000	67.6505	76.0418	70.7454	61.0676	53.5658	70525, 68510, 70460, 69355, 69290

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Series and transformations

Each line joins the 2000 value to the latest value for one World Bank income group. Steeper lines mean larger gains.

World Life expectancy at birth, Worldyears Observed
High income Life expectancy at birth, High incomeyears Observed
Upper middle income Life expectancy at birth, Upper middle incomeyears Observed
Lower middle income Life expectancy at birth, Lower middle incomeyears Observed
Low income Life expectancy at birth, Low incomeyears Observed

Numbers in the takeaway

53.57 years: Low income, 2000, observation 69290
65.24 years: Low income, 2024, observation 69266
76.04 years: High income, 2000, observation 68510
80.39 years: High income, 2024, observation 68486

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World Bank, World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN